Zuma Surname
Approximately 62,679 people bear this surname
Zuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52,855 | 1:1,025 | 93 |
| Bangladesh | 3,695 | 1:43,128 | 2,485 |
| Kenya | 3,194 | 1:14,458 | 1,756 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Nigeria | 438 | 1:404,436 | 21,183 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Yemen | 199 | 1:132,790 | 6,995 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Albania | 48 | 1:60,709 | 7,385 |
| Ecuador | 42 | 1:378,711 | 9,777 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Lesotho | 33 | 1:61,593 | 8,794 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Zuma (15,884) may also be a first name.
Zuma Demographics
Average Male Zuma Height
168.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zuma (Arabic: زوما, Hindi: जुमा, Russian: Зума) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zuma is the 9,041st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 116,268 people. The last name Zuma is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Zuma are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,640th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 15,884 people.
The surname Zuma is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 52,855 people, or 1 in 1,025. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 83 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Zuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zuma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Zuma last name is principally Christian (61%) in Kenya and Muslim (66%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Zuma last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zuma earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.08% less than the national average, earning R 140,016 per year and in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,908 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zuma in the Hindi language | ||
| जुमा | juma | 50 |
| ज़ूमा | zuma | 50 |
| Zuma in the Russian language | ||
| Зума | zuma | - |
| Zuma in the Arabic language | ||
| زوما | zwma | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zuma
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